Acnologia the Daddy Dragon Slayer

Chapter 4

Acnologia was proud of the progress of all the younger mages in the Fairy Tail guild were making. Despite how reckless some of them are (namely Natsu, Gray and Gajeel) but he could not fault them, he knew which ones were more likely to join Gildarts in being an S-Class Mage.

Up until recently Fairy Tail's resident Celestial Spirit Mage was happy, as she was with her grandfather, cousin and all of her friends and her and Acnologia would go and see Layla and Jude every weekend with Laxus coming some of the weekends that they went Konzern. It was a normal Friday evening when Lucy and Acnologia left the guild hall to go to the train station to go and see her parents. Once they got to the station Acnologia bought tickets for the pair and went to get the train. It wasn't until later on once they had arrived did they realise that it was not going to be like there usually trips back to where her parents live. As usual Lucy slept the whole journey, only waking when she felt herself being lifted up from the chair that she had been sleeping on.

It was as they got closer did Acnologia realised that something was wrong. He turned to Lucy and said "Stay here for a second, something doesn't smell right".

Lucy could only nod in agreement to what Acnologia told her to do. She waited around 10 or so minutes before Acnologia came back out of the house with a sad expression on his face, then he slowly made his way to where he left the 10-year-old girl. "Lucy, I have something I need to tell you, it's your parents." he started with, "I'm not so sure how to say this to you but they have been murdered" he finished with.

"..."

"Lucy?"

"..."

"Please say something?"

"Ho-how?"

"I don't know but let's get you back to the guild okay"

She only nodded in response as she couldn't find any words to come out of her mouth.

The train ride was awkward for the pair as neither knew what to say, she hadn't even let a single tear leak from her eyes. He knew she was trying to be brave in front of him so he wouldn't think she was weak for crying but he knew she wasn't anywhere near being weak. Soon they arrived back at the guild and as soon as the pair entered everyone stopped what they were doing with just the look that was on Acnologia's face.

Laxus, Freed, Bickslow, Evergreen, Erza and Makarov approached the pair slowly and cautiously, so that they could find out what was wrong as Laxus approached Lucy practically launched herself at him whilst Acnologia bent down so he was level with Makarov and explained that they went like they usually do to go to the Konzern so that Lucy could see her parents. "Their dead" was what Acnologia whispered to Makarov "Somebody murdered the pair of them. I am really concerned about her up until now she hasn't shown any emotions towards what I told her". Gratefully that only Makarov and Laxus would hear what he just said and really thankful that the five slayers he was bringing up were still a bit young to know how to tune into certain conversations.

When Makarov looked at his granddaughter and grandson his heart broke with how the tears were just free flowing and it warmed when he saw the others helping the older blonde comfort the younger blonde.

Slowly the weeks passed by the funerals for both of her parents had been and gone, she still remained distanced from the members of the guild only going in so she could go and sit in her grandfather's office and sleep as she couldn't sleep when she was at home.

Acnologia, Laxus, Bickslow and Makarov all thought of a way for the blonde to cope and eventually they found one, Laxus knew she wanted to be an author and what better way than to write how she felt in a letter then seal the letter up, that way she could get all of her emotions out onto paper (he prayed that it would help his cousin).

"Hey Blondie, I have a suggestion for you?"

"What's that?"

"Write letters to Aunt Layla and Uncle Jude seal them up and put them in a box for safe keeping. Would you try that?"

"Yeah I think I will. I'm sorry for being so distance from you and Grandpa"

"It's fine but you know you can talk to any of us right?"

"Yeah I know and thank you Laxus"

"Your welcome Blondie"

"Your Blonde too!" she shouted back at him.

Acnologia found another way for Lucy to cope and that was for her to concentrate on increasing her magic so that her mother and ancestor would be so proud of the young girl.

Acnologia, Bickslow, Evergreen, Erza, Freed and Laxus make a promise to protect Lucy from any more harm. The rest of the guild were very shocked by the young blonde's change in her attitude but slowly she returned to the bubbly blonde that they all knew and loved, it came from the help she had received from her closest friends.